Question

I am tall when young and short when I am old. What am I?

A candle
Perfume
A tree
A greeting card

Answer 1

Candle will be the answer.

Answer 2

The answer of the given puzzle “I am tall when young and short when I am old.” would be the candle.

A candle is generally long when it is not used i.e. the initial stage. After burning, the candle becomes shorter.

This process continues until the candle is completely burnt. The other given options i.e. perfume, tree and greeting card must not be the appropriate answer.